The carotid arteries provide oxygen-rich blood to the brain and other parts of the head. In this article, learn more about their function and carotid artery disease.

Carotid artery disease may be asymptomatic (without symptoms) or symptomatic (with symptoms). Asymptomatic carotid disease is the presence of a significant amount of atherosclerotic build-up without ...

The external carotid artery normally contributes only to a small extent to the orbital blood supply via the infraorbital artery and orbital branch of the middle meningeal artery.

The superior thyroid artery is located within the neck. Branching off from the external carotid artery, this blood vessel runs past the greater cornu of the hyoid bone (the hyoid’s back-most ...